Bathroom remodeling trends

Bathroom remodeling trends in Nashville, Middle Tennessee

If you are preparing to build a new home or remodel your bathroom, you’ll probably find this list of the latest bathroom trends useful and informative. For just about all of us, important morning rituals take place in your preferred bathroom on a daily basis. So why not upgrade your bathroom into an environment that’s more conducive to your comfort, enjoyment, and even productivity?

You’ll find that many of these bathroom remodeling trends are essentially ease-of-use modifications that will make any bathroom a more convenient and safe place for an aging population – and for anyone else, too.

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Color trends

Color trends in Nashville-area bathroom remodeling include:

Grey has been popular in the last few years; now black and other dark colors are trending
All-black bathroom
Brass, gold fixtures/hardware for sinks, toilets, etc.
Polished nickel, pewter, gunmetal hardware
Shades of blush, pink
A pop of color such as blue, green, orange
Dark-colored grout
Neutral paletten

Tile patterns, shapes

Middle Tennessee bathroom renovations now seem to be including:

Large-format tiles
Shapes of tile other than the usual squares and rectangles, such as hexagon, arabesque, diamond, Moroccan fish scales, or chevron patterns
Long, skinny tiles
3d tile, three-dimensional tile – throwback to 60s, 70s pop art
Tile “rug” patterns

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Materials used

Trends in materials used in Nashville bathroom remodels include:

Wood accents
Concrete
Plaster
White, grey marble
Marble slabs
Using a single material (e.g., plaster, concrete, marble) throughout the entire bathroom

Technology coming to a bathroom near you

More technology is appearing in Tennessee bathrooms, such as:

Smart toilets
Seat warmers, heated benches
Towel warmers, heated towel bars, towel-warming drawers
Under-floor heating/radiant flooring (Two main types are electric & hydronic/water)
TV/video
Wireless speakers, Bluetooth devices and docking stations are being incorporated into bathroom mirrors, showerheads and vanities
Smart speakers
Entertainment center
Smart showers

Lighting

Mixed lighting/multiple light sources
Skylight
Chandelier
Fireplace/fire feature

Sinks

Kitchen sinks are not the only ones changing; some of the bathroom sink trends in and around Nashville are:

Vessel sink – sits above the countertop
Electronic faucets
Side-mounted faucets

Bathtubs, showers

The traditional bathtub/shower combo has been giving way to some more interesting and practical bathroom setups, like:

Oversize tubs
Open showers
No shower dam/threshold/curbless showers (for ease of use, plus it makes bathroom seem larger)
Double showers
Separate shower and tub
Vertical spa (water jets, etc)
Floor-to-ceiling glass enclusure
Combination wet room including shower, tub
Deluxe showers with spa features
Bench/seat in shower
Fully enclosed steam showers
Multiple showerheads
Hidden drains
Frameless glass showers
Freestanding tubs

Toilets

What could possibly change about a toilet? Turns out there are some things:

Intelligent toilets (e.g., Kohler’s Numi Intelligent Toilet)
Autoflushing toilets

Vanity/mirror

In the vanity department, Middle Tennessee bathroom remodels are seeing more of the following:

Industrial-style vanity (exposed pipes)
Vanities in front of windows
Assymetrical mirrors
Black (or other very dark-colored) vanities
Rounded rectangle vanity mirrors
Floating/ wall-mounted vanities
Console sink vanities (exposed pipes; reduces storage area, so not really practical for main bathrooms)
Wood vanities

Storage

Traditionally, there has been very little storage space in the standard bathroom. Some of the trends in Nashville bathroom storage areas are:

Wood (or other) furniture in bathroom
Compact storage areas
Hidden cabinets
Open shelving
Storage ledges

Other bathroom renovation trends

Other miscellaneous Nashville bathroom remodeling trends include:

Exposed hardware (e.g., pipes, ducts) (industrial design trend)
Small fridge
Book matched marble; using marble designs as art
Mediterranean-isnpired design: Terra cotta/ unglazed clay ornamentation
Fireplace/fire features
Pet-friendly bathrooms (e.g., extra waist-level handheld spray with short hose)
Open designs in general
Statement art
Infrared sauna
Art deco influnces
Bureau, other furniture in bathroom
Comfortable seating (not just for the women’s room anymore!)

Bathroom remodeling trends